Electrical connector.



H. W. POGUE. ELECTRICAL OONNECIOR. APPLIOATION TILED JAN. 2a, 1913 Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

ATTORNEYS M m a 7 6 W W the body of the iron. These plugs are adapted to coiiperate with a socket made up f. two substantially similar portions held together by shown particularly in Figs. 3 and 4. The two arts 24 of the socket are substantially simi a1", and each of them, on one side and adjacent one end, is provided with a pocket 25, the said ockets, when the parts are brought toget er, serving to contain the bent upper end 26 of the resilient conduc-.

tor composed of the spaced sides 27. -The lower ends of these sides are suitably urved, as at 28, whereby they may securely grip the knob 9 at the upper end of the conducting member 8 of the plug,

whereby electrical connection is made, and in order diate portion of one to permit the play of the said sides 27 within the members 24 of the socket the intermeside of each-member is pocketed, as at 29. The upper end of each I of the parts 24 is provided with an opening ,30, WhlCh together form a passageway for the entrance of a wire 31 connected to one side of a suitable source of'supply, the inner end of the said wire bein in electrical contact, as at 32, with the said upper end.

26 of the conducting element.

In order to maintain the said members 24 of the socket in cooperative relation, a holder or clam 33 is provided, the interior diameter of w ich is substantially ual to the exterior diameter of the socket, w ereby it is adapted to embrace it, the a per and. lower peripheral portions of the clamp being provided with projections 34 ada ted to be bent into engagement inthe notc es 35 contained on t e outer sides of the said members 24; in order to further the engagement of .the said members, and to prevent relative movement, the adjacent sides thereof are provided with notches 36 and projections 37 adapted for interengagement, as shown particularly in Fig. 2.

In the use of the connection with a sadiron the top of the chamber 2 therein is normally closed by a cover 38, having 0 cam 39 extending therethrough, where y t e sockets ,may be entered into the chamber and into electrical connection with the said plug. If so desired, the under side of the said cover may be provided with an insulating element 40 to prevent, to some extent, an undue radiation of heat; the ends of the to the said or conductlng members 8 by means of wires 4142, so that when it is; desired to use the iron the iIlSGl'tlOIlOf the plugs into the openings 39 will provide current for a suitable clamp or fastener, as.

'sup ort and to til the said coil, thereby raising its temperature and heating the ad acent side of the iron.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters'Patent is:--

1. The combination of a plug having an enlarged end, a socket made up of two pieces and containing a resilient conducting member. having bent .upper and lower ends and adapted to be connected to a wire, the inside of the socket being provided with pockets to receive the bent ends of the said resilient member.

2. A socketfor use in making electrical connection, comprising two ortions of substantially similar shape, in the said portions on ho din them together, a substantially U- shape resilient member of conducting material within the socket, the ends of the said member being curved and the inside of the said socket being provided with a plurality of pockets .to receive the bent connecting portion and member. a

3. In astructure such as described, the combination of a support, means for holding it in position, sa1d means being intermediate the ends of the support, a plurality of plugs adjacent the ends of the sup- P and the supporting member, and means for securing theplugs to the sup ort.

4. In an electric flatiron, the combination of a body member provided with a plurality of spaced projections, a supporting member extending across the projections, the middle projection bein adapted to receive a fastening device, w ereby the support may be held in position, a plurality of plugs carried by t e support-and adjacent the ends thereof and pOSltiOIlGd between the endprojections, means for maintaining the plugs out of electrical connection wit the "means for securing the plugs e snpporttgjl-v 5. In meansfor making removable electrical connections a socket adapted to receive an upstandin' plug made up of two parts of substantia y similar construction with means for holding them together, one end of the socket being provided with an opening whereby a wire may be entered a 0 amp surroundthe outer side for.

insulating elements between the plugsthe curved ends of the resilient therein, and-a resilient substantially U- sha ed conducting. member within the soc et one end of the member being adapted to be connectedito the said wire and the other end being ada ted to engage the plug, the ends of the sai 'conductinglmember bemg bent, and the interior of t ing provided withv pockets into which the said bent portions are adapted to engage,

whereby separation of the parts is prevented. -6. In combination "with a socket made up of parts of substantially similar shape, co-

e socket be-- operatin w pf ojectibn s parts, w ereby theyare 0 1 n dj I1 tantia11y pylindrical clamp 1a mg notches;

"e 'In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presen of two subscribing witneses;

' HENRY WILSON POGUE.

on'the outside of t-he'sai a d 111g portions thereon embraein I 'W itI 1'esSs: parts, the said'prqj ectlons engagin th' said SAMUEL W. GiLBEfiT,

f". JAMES A.'HENSON.- 

